Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?What doyou meanby ___?Can youexplainthat partagain?What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?I noted thatyou said______, canyou elaborateon that?Can youexplainthat partagain?It soundslike youbelieve…If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?Did I missanythingimportant?I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.Tell memoreaboutthat.Can yousay moreaboutthat?Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?Can yousay moreaboutthat?What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?So you’resayingthat…Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?Tell memoreaboutthat.So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)What doyou meanby ___?What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.Did I missanythingimportant?It soundslike youbelieve…Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?So you’resayingthat…Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?What doyou meanby ___?Can youexplainthat partagain?What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?I noted thatyou said______, canyou elaborateon that?Can youexplainthat partagain?It soundslike youbelieve…If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?Did I missanythingimportant?I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.Tell memoreaboutthat.Can yousay moreaboutthat?Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?Can yousay moreaboutthat?What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?So you’resayingthat…Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?Tell memoreaboutthat.So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)What doyou meanby ___?What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.Did I missanythingimportant?It soundslike youbelieve…Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?So you’resayingthat…Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…

Active Listening Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Can I explain a different way of looking at it?
  2. What do you mean by ___?
  3. Can you explain that part again?
  4. What made you come to that conclusion?
  5. I noted that you said ______, can you elaborate on that?
  6. Can you explain that part again?
  7. It sounds like you believe…
  8. If I’m understanding you correctly, then… (summarize what the person said)
  9. I may not agree, but I want to understand your thinking. Can you give me an example?
  10. Did I miss anything important?
  11. I understand your point, but I see it differently.
  12. Tell me more about that.
  13. Can you say more about that?
  14. Can I explain a different way of looking at it?
  15. If I’m understanding you correctly, then… (summarize what the person said)
  16. What experiences influenced your thinking?
  17. Can you help me understand why you think that?
  18. Let me check that I understand you correctly…
  19. So what I’m hearing is… Is that right?
  20. I may not agree, but I want to understand your thinking. Can you give me an example?
  21. Can you say more about that?
  22. What part of this is most important to you?
  23. I agree with part of what you said, but not all of it. For example, I heard you say ___________, but have you considered ________________.
  24. Can you help me understand why you think that?
  25. How did that affect your understanding of or thinking about the topic?
  26. So you’re saying that…
  27. Can you tell me if I understood this correctly? (then summarize what they said)
  28. I understand your point, but I see it differently.
  29. What made you come to that conclusion?
  30. Tell me more about that.
  31. So what I’m hearing is… Is that right?
  32. What experiences influenced your thinking?
  33. How did that affect your understanding of or thinking about the topic?
  34. Can you tell me if I understood this correctly? (then summarize what they said)
  35. What do you mean by ___?
  36. What part of this is most important to you?
  37. I agree with part of what you said, but not all of it. For example, I heard you say ___________, but have you considered ________________.
  38. Did I miss anything important?
  39. It sounds like you believe…
  40. Can you explain what you mean by that?
  41. So you’re saying that…
  42. Can you explain what you mean by that?
  43. That’s similar to my thinking because…
  44. Let me check that I understand you correctly…
  45. I appreciate you explaining your point. Have you considered ____________?
  46. I appreciate you explaining your point. Have you considered ____________?
  47. That’s similar to my thinking because…